Tim Kittel
@tim-kittel.bsky.social
Speech Pathologist and University Lecturer at Flinders University, in South Australia. The ridiculous amount of converse trainers and references that I make to 80s and 90s music leads me to suspect that this middle aged era of mine is not going to go well.
Ha ha ha. It’s not brilliant across the board. “I should be so lucky” is an anthem for stalkers…
September 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Ha ha ha. It’s not brilliant across the board. “I should be so lucky” is an anthem for stalkers…
Ah gotcha.
Just anecdotally, I think a lot of children, particularly bright ones, “gamify” life.
I’ve worked with children who seem compelled to jump and touch the top of the doorframe when leaving every room, or who report they sprint for the bed after flicking off the light - to beat “monsters”
Just anecdotally, I think a lot of children, particularly bright ones, “gamify” life.
I’ve worked with children who seem compelled to jump and touch the top of the doorframe when leaving every room, or who report they sprint for the bed after flicking off the light - to beat “monsters”
August 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Ah gotcha.
Just anecdotally, I think a lot of children, particularly bright ones, “gamify” life.
I’ve worked with children who seem compelled to jump and touch the top of the doorframe when leaving every room, or who report they sprint for the bed after flicking off the light - to beat “monsters”
Just anecdotally, I think a lot of children, particularly bright ones, “gamify” life.
I’ve worked with children who seem compelled to jump and touch the top of the doorframe when leaving every room, or who report they sprint for the bed after flicking off the light - to beat “monsters”
Is one such example the “jinx” rule, which can silence another child until their name is said? It happens when two children say the same word or phrase accidentally.
Alternatively shouting “shotgun” to reserve the front passenger seat in a car?
Alternatively shouting “shotgun” to reserve the front passenger seat in a car?
August 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Is one such example the “jinx” rule, which can silence another child until their name is said? It happens when two children say the same word or phrase accidentally.
Alternatively shouting “shotgun” to reserve the front passenger seat in a car?
Alternatively shouting “shotgun” to reserve the front passenger seat in a car?
To be totally honest, I feel like an Anzac Muffin would be delicious, and I would totally break my no-carb rule for one. Maybe we should think bigger, DVA.
April 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
To be totally honest, I feel like an Anzac Muffin would be delicious, and I would totally break my no-carb rule for one. Maybe we should think bigger, DVA.
I totally agree! I'm a 50 year old man who wants his own Hank doll. And that's not even in my top ten of flaws.
March 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I totally agree! I'm a 50 year old man who wants his own Hank doll. And that's not even in my top ten of flaws.
I hope that's useful! There are a few others I also use, but these are the ones that I've found most draw in a range of clients. I'm a big fan of language sampling through wordless picture books, and I just wish I had used all my samples to create a criterion referenced clinician assessment!
March 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I hope that's useful! There are a few others I also use, but these are the ones that I've found most draw in a range of clients. I'm a big fan of language sampling through wordless picture books, and I just wish I had used all my samples to create a criterion referenced clinician assessment!
Finally, Trainstop by Barbara Lehman is about a girl who catches a train and finds herself helping a group of small dolls rescue a fellow doll from a tree. Or is it just a dream? This one is great for inferencing, as you go back and find clues that you didn't notice the first time around.
March 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Finally, Trainstop by Barbara Lehman is about a girl who catches a train and finds herself helping a group of small dolls rescue a fellow doll from a tree. Or is it just a dream? This one is great for inferencing, as you go back and find clues that you didn't notice the first time around.
Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley is just a beautiful story about Hank, who tries his hardest to reunite an egg with its nest but he just can't find a way to get it back up the tree.
This one is fantastic for younger clients and will give you verbs and common nouns.
This one is fantastic for younger clients and will give you verbs and common nouns.
March 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley is just a beautiful story about Hank, who tries his hardest to reunite an egg with its nest but he just can't find a way to get it back up the tree.
This one is fantastic for younger clients and will give you verbs and common nouns.
This one is fantastic for younger clients and will give you verbs and common nouns.
Journey by Aaron Becker has a similar premise, regarding a girl who finds a crayon that is magical and she uses it to enter a mythical kingdom with evil samurai figures menacing a town.
This one comes in a trilogy (Journey, Quest, Return), so I use it in dynamic assessments. For older clients.
This one comes in a trilogy (Journey, Quest, Return), so I use it in dynamic assessments. For older clients.
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Journey by Aaron Becker has a similar premise, regarding a girl who finds a crayon that is magical and she uses it to enter a mythical kingdom with evil samurai figures menacing a town.
This one comes in a trilogy (Journey, Quest, Return), so I use it in dynamic assessments. For older clients.
This one comes in a trilogy (Journey, Quest, Return), so I use it in dynamic assessments. For older clients.
I use many wordless picture books. Will give you some of my favourites.
'Chalk' by Bill Thomson is my absolute favourite. It is about a group of children who find a magical bag of chalk and everything that they draw comes to life. And then one of them draws a T-Rex.
Great for problem solving qns.
'Chalk' by Bill Thomson is my absolute favourite. It is about a group of children who find a magical bag of chalk and everything that they draw comes to life. And then one of them draws a T-Rex.
Great for problem solving qns.
March 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I use many wordless picture books. Will give you some of my favourites.
'Chalk' by Bill Thomson is my absolute favourite. It is about a group of children who find a magical bag of chalk and everything that they draw comes to life. And then one of them draws a T-Rex.
Great for problem solving qns.
'Chalk' by Bill Thomson is my absolute favourite. It is about a group of children who find a magical bag of chalk and everything that they draw comes to life. And then one of them draws a T-Rex.
Great for problem solving qns.
I don’t use the bus story. Isn’t that the tale of a bus who wants to go off the road but is punished for it? It is the ultimate story of repression. No one should transcribe it. No one!
February 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I don’t use the bus story. Isn’t that the tale of a bus who wants to go off the road but is punished for it? It is the ultimate story of repression. No one should transcribe it. No one!